227:
212:
article titled: "A Tougher
Workout Than a StairMaster: The Stepmill" stated that many gyms were replacing their Stairmasters with a machine called a "Stepmill". The article went on to state that the Ecofit Company compiled data from 967 fitness centers and determined that Stepmills were being used 18
183:
In 1992, Tri-Tech Inc. merged with Randal Sports / Medical
Products. After this point, the company begin doing business as Stairmaster Sports / Medical Products. The company was then sold to Gardenway, Inc. in 1995, who subsequently sold it to Rutledge Partners, a private equity fund, in 1997.
152:
trade show. The first piece of equipment, StairMaster 5000, was a rotating staircase machine. In March 1984 the StairMaster 5000 was replaced with the StairMaster 6000. Mechanically the StairMaster 6000 was virtually identical to its predecessor, but the 6000 displayed workout information on a
171:
through an on-screen display of goals and congratulatory messages. The company developed another piece of exercise equipment in 1987, when it released the
Gravitron, which focused on muscles in the upper body. It quickly became popular among gym-goers, although Karen Avenso of
160:
based Tru-Trac
Therapy Products Inc. who made the "Aero-Step" alleging that their 1987 patent was infringed upon. As of 1989, the StairMaster 4000 was the company's most popular model, which Aron Kahn of the
647:
203:, losing almost $ 225 million in revenue between 2007 and 2010. As a result, Nautilus sold the Stairmaster brand to Core Health and Fitness in 2009, as its stock reached its lowest point.
213:
times as often as
Stairmasters. People were seeking a workout that was both shorter and tougher. Stairmaster now manufactures their own stepmill product which they named "The Gauntlet".
662:
652:
657:
156:
The
Stairmaster was patented in 1987 and soon after other companies offered versions of stair type exercise equipment. In 1991 StairMaster Exercise Systems, sued
576:
667:
672:
200:
149:
27:
274:
252:
378:
248:
136:. The Stairmaster was so widely used that people referred to nearly all other brands of step climbers as StairMasters.
637:
132:. They sell cardiovascular and strength equipment such as stair climbing machines, TreadClimber cardio machines and
586:
522:
472:
237:
256:
241:
196:
153:
digital screen. The StairMaster 4000 was developed next, and featured adjustable pedals to simulate stairs.
404:
497:
199:, in 2002 as part of Nautilus' expansion in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Nautilus was affected by the
450:
427:
144:
StairMaster was founded by Lanny Potts, Jim Walker, and George Schupp and launched by Tri-Tech, Inc. of
72:
548:
157:
208:
173:
607:
581:
129:
50:
642:
145:
61:
40:
188:
163:
631:
168:
26:
345:
106:
226:
133:
355:
192:
128:
is an
American company specializing in the design and production of
176:
noted that it " more intimidating - and harder to program - than a
116:
350:
220:
177:
451:"StairMaster Makers Take Legal Steps Against a Smaller Rival"
473:"Fitness buffs go far on mechanical stairs leading nowhere"
89:
Lanny Potts, Jim Walker, and George Schupp Brent Teal, CTO
111:
167:
attributed to its affordability and implementation of
428:"Maker of Stair Machine Claims It's Been Stepped On"
379:"A Tougher Workout Than a StairMaster: The Stepmill"
648:
Manufacturing companies based in
Washington (state)
101:
93:
83:
67:
56:
46:
36:
398:
396:
8:
549:"New owners will step up StairMaster's pace"
19:
663:Manufacturing companies established in 1983
255:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
25:
18:
372:
370:
275:Learn how and when to remove this message
653:Companies based in Vancouver, Washington
366:
658:American companies established in 1983
523:"StairMaster Merges With Seattle Firm"
547:McCarrell, Pat (September 14, 1997).
403:Delgado, Michelle (31 January 2018).
7:
570:
568:
377:Bachman, Rachel (19 November 2016).
253:adding citations to reliable sources
201:Great Recession in the United States
314:1999 - StairMaster 4600 PT & CL
312:1998 – StairMaster 4400 PT & CL
150:National Sporting Goods Association
14:
405:"The History of the StairMaster"
225:
668:1983 establishments in Oklahoma
575:Garnick, Coral (June 9, 2014).
316:2008 – StairClimber 916 (SC916)
498:"Gravitron: A Gym-Dandy Toner"
426:Lee, Cristina (26 June 1991).
1:
449:Efron, Sonni (8 March 1991).
673:Exercise equipment companies
577:"Nautilus flexes its muscle"
318:2011 – StairClimber 5 (SC5)
187:The company was acquired by
299:2008 – StepMill 916 (SM916)
689:
334:2011 – TwistLock Dumbbells
310:1986 – StairMaster 4000 PT
608:"Core Health and Fitness"
504:. 1993-10-25. p. 314
327:1997 – Gravitron 2000 AT
24:
529:. 1992-03-05. p. 23
479:. 1989-03-25. p. 72
303:2012 – StepMill 3 (SM3)
301:2011 – StepMill 5 (SM5)
293:1984 – StairMaster 6000
291:1983 – StairMaster 5000
197:Schwinn Bicycle Company
407:. Smithsonian Magazine
356:StairMaster FR website
351:StairMaster FR website
297:1991 – StepMill 7000PT
169:positive reinforcement
381:. Wall Street Journal
325:1989 – Gravitron 8000
73:Vancouver, Washington
336:2013 – TreadClimber
249:improve this section
158:Temecula, California
612:Manufacturing Today
553:www.bizjournals.com
453:. Los Angeles Times
430:. Los Angeles Times
346:StairMaster website
331:Additional products
209:Wall Street Journal
174:New York Daily News
117:StairMaster website
112:StairMaster website
107:StairMaster website
21:
638:Exercise equipment
477:The Ottawa Citizen
582:The Seattle Times
285:
284:
277:
130:fitness equipment
123:
122:
51:fitness equipment
680:
623:
622:
620:
619:
604:
598:
597:
595:
594:
585:. Archived from
572:
563:
562:
560:
559:
544:
538:
537:
535:
534:
519:
513:
512:
510:
509:
494:
488:
487:
485:
484:
469:
463:
462:
460:
458:
446:
440:
439:
437:
435:
423:
417:
416:
414:
412:
400:
391:
390:
388:
386:
374:
280:
273:
269:
266:
260:
229:
221:
217:Product timeline
119:
114:
109:
31:StairMaster logo
29:
22:
16:American company
688:
687:
683:
682:
681:
679:
678:
677:
628:
627:
626:
617:
615:
606:
605:
601:
592:
590:
574:
573:
566:
557:
555:
546:
545:
541:
532:
530:
521:
520:
516:
507:
505:
496:
495:
491:
482:
480:
471:
470:
466:
456:
454:
448:
447:
443:
433:
431:
425:
424:
420:
410:
408:
402:
401:
394:
384:
382:
376:
375:
368:
364:
342:
335:
333:
326:
324:
317:
315:
313:
311:
309:
302:
300:
298:
296:
295:1988 – Gauntlet
294:
292:
290:
281:
270:
264:
261:
246:
230:
219:
191:, the owner of
148:in 1983 at the
146:Tulsa, Oklahoma
142:
115:
110:
105:
86:
79:
75:
62:Tulsa, Oklahoma
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
686:
684:
676:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
630:
629:
625:
624:
599:
564:
539:
514:
489:
464:
441:
418:
392:
365:
363:
360:
359:
358:
353:
348:
341:
340:External links
338:
283:
282:
233:
231:
224:
218:
215:
189:Nautilus, Inc.
164:Ottawa Citizen
141:
138:
121:
120:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
84:
81:
80:
77:
71:
69:
65:
64:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
685:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
635:
633:
613:
609:
603:
600:
589:on 2015-02-04
588:
584:
583:
578:
571:
569:
565:
554:
550:
543:
540:
528:
524:
518:
515:
503:
499:
493:
490:
478:
474:
468:
465:
452:
445:
442:
429:
422:
419:
406:
399:
397:
393:
380:
373:
371:
367:
361:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
337:
332:
328:
323:
319:
308:
304:
289:
279:
276:
268:
265:December 2022
258:
254:
250:
244:
243:
239:
234:This section
232:
228:
223:
222:
216:
214:
211:
210:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
185:
181:
179:
175:
170:
166:
165:
159:
154:
151:
147:
139:
137:
135:
134:dumbbell sets
131:
127:
118:
113:
108:
104:
100:
97:Tri-Tech, Inc
96:
92:
88:
82:
74:
70:
66:
63:
59:
55:
52:
49:
45:
42:
39:
35:
28:
23:
616:. Retrieved
614:. 2015-05-10
611:
602:
591:. Retrieved
587:the original
580:
556:. Retrieved
552:
542:
531:. Retrieved
526:
517:
506:. Retrieved
501:
492:
481:. Retrieved
476:
467:
455:. Retrieved
444:
432:. Retrieved
421:
409:. Retrieved
383:. Retrieved
330:
329:
321:
320:
307:StairClimber
306:
305:
287:
286:
271:
262:
247:Please help
235:
207:
205:
186:
182:
162:
155:
143:
125:
124:
68:Headquarters
37:Company type
527:Tulsa World
126:StairMaster
20:StairMaster
632:Categories
618:2023-01-01
593:2023-01-01
558:2023-01-01
533:2023-01-01
508:2023-01-01
502:Daily News
483:2023-01-01
457:9 December
434:9 December
411:8 December
385:9 December
362:References
85:Key people
322:Gravitron
236:does not
288:StepMill
60:1983 in
47:Industry
257:removed
242:sources
206:A 2016
193:Bowflex
140:History
102:Website
57:Founded
41:Private
643:Stairs
94:Owner
459:2022
436:2022
413:2022
387:2022
240:any
238:cite
195:and
180:.@
251:by
178:VCR
634::
610:.
579:.
567:^
551:.
525:.
500:.
475:.
395:^
369:^
78:US
76:,
621:.
596:.
561:.
536:.
511:.
486:.
461:.
438:.
415:.
389:.
278:)
272:(
267:)
263:(
259:.
245:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
